From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 30 04:12:46 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFC78106566C for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:12:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bfls@netspace.net.au) Received: from webmail.icp-qv1-irony-out6.iinet.net.au (webmail.icp-qv1-irony-out6.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.161]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 461668FC0C for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:12:45 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ap0EALoxdU8KAiwn/2dsb2JhbABEhUa0X4Izfg0CJgJ6sQ6SHIEvjD2CDIEYBJtzA40U X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.75,340,1330876800"; d="scan'208";a="314986208" Received: from unknown (HELO localhost) ([10.2.44.39]) by outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out6.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 30 Mar 2012 12:09:21 +0800 Message-Id: <4a0ac4b5753c513c2a41cdbd8222632cd7adf25f@webmail.netspace.net.au> From: "Barbara La Scala" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Atmail 6.3.3.9203 Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:09:21 +1100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Off-Topic: Computing for the Blind X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:12:46 -0000 Many thanks to everyone who contacted me, either directly or through the= list. I now have=0Aplenty of places and ideas to check out to help get= my stepfather online. At the moment, =0AI'm leaning towards getting hi= m a Mac (since it has a "real" operating system under the=0Ahood) and a= suite of text/keyboard friendly apps.=0A=0ASince I've starting looking= into this I've come to realise how much having good eyesight is=0Ataken= for granted, what with context sensitive menus, touch screens and the (= ab)use of =0AFlash. Be kind to your retinas and corneas. They are more= useful than you might realise.=0A=0AThanks again for all the help.=0ABa= rbara